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(Childhood Obesity News) Exercise and good eating habits a family affair - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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The Decatur mother recently completed a 12-week program at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta that trains families to adopt healthier diet and exercise practices to combat childhood obesity and prevent diabetes. More than two-thirds (67 percent) of respondents expressed concern about the ingredients in the food their children eat, but only one-third (33 percent) knew the correct number of food groups. The same applies to nutrition as parents and older siblings must eat the foods they want the child to eat. The parent’s job is to plan, prepare and provide balanced meals, but children as young as 3 should decide what, how much and whether to eat, she said. Mehmet Oz, a cardiologist at Columbia University and one of the most popular doctors on television (thanks to Oprah Winfrey), said that parents compound the obesity problem by making exercise too difficult and not allowing a child’s taste buds to mature. Read Childhood Obesity

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